Signature · 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts)
Winston County, MS
Winston County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (60% of the book) alongside 18.7% low-access.
- 18.7%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 18.5%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Winston County, MS
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 18.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 60% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Alcorn County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Winston County ranks #1,794 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #45 of 80 counties in MS (18.7% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,794
- national by low-access %
- #45
- in MS
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (60% of tracts) .
How Winston County compares nationally
Winston County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.7% low-access share that beats 43% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,794).
Winston County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Winston County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Winston County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Mississippi, not a full county-board reprint
- Quitman
Quitman 90.1%
90.1 % low-access
- Alcorn 18.9
Alcorn 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Winston 18.7
Winston 18.7%
18.7 % low-access
- Humphreys 18.5
Humphreys 18.5%
18.5 % low-access
- Wayne 17.9
Wayne 17.9%
17.9 % low-access
- Lincoln 17.7
Lincoln 17.7%
17.7 % low-access
- Covington 0
Covington 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,198 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,596 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,969 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 17,536 |
| Median Household Income | $53,031 |
| Poverty Rate | 26.9%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,321 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.9%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
SNAP retailers in Winston County
Winston County has 22 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 22 authorized stores; Louisville holds 77% of them. 1 of the 3 towns has no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Philadelphia.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 17 | 3 |
| Noxapater | 3 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | none |
Convenience Store · 12
- dixie quick mart, louisville
- double quick 205, philadelphia
- fair market short stop, louisville
- frog level shell station, philadelphia
- gregorys food mart, louisville
- maneed llc, louisville
- murphy usa 7099, louisville
- roopnoor, louisville
- sahil group llc, louisville
- shaibi enterprise inc, louisville
- west main convenient store llc 1, louisville
- woody's, noxapater
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 10737, noxapater
- dollar general 10094, louisville
- dollar general 17359, louisville
- dollar general 24910, louisville
- dollar tree 5539, louisville
- family dollar store 10530, louisville
Super Store · 3
- vowell's markeplace 5, noxapater
- vowell's marketplace 4, louisville
- walmart s/c 183, louisville
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly 105, louisville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Mississippi
One of 81 counties in Mississippi, 6 are shown here.
Compare Winston County vs Adams County → · All Mississippi counties →
Nationwide peers for Winston County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Winston County, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MS (18.7% here).
- Kossuth County, IA · 18.7% low-access
- Freestone County, TX · 18.7% low-access
- Roanoke city, VA · 18.7% low-access
- Big Horn County, WY · 18.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MS (18.5% here).
- Barton County, MO · 18.5% SNAP
- Orleans Parish, LA · 18.5% SNAP
- Grant Parish, LA · 18.5% SNAP
- Jackson County, IL · 18.5% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Mississippi among East South Central states
Mississippi ranks 2nd of 4 East South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Winston County, at 18.7%, runs 7.7 pts below the Mississippi rate.
- Tennessee 27.2%
- Mississippi 26.4%
- Alabama 24.5%
- Kentucky 19.8%
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Winston County, MS are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 28159. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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